Cash-register.



No. 050,475. Patented may 20. |900.

.1. H. Mccumlck.

CASH REGISTER.

(Application medlAug. 13, 1898.)

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CASH REGISTER.

v(Application led Aug. 13, 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OIIN II. MCCORMICK, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming pa-rt of Letters Patent No. 650,47 5, dated May 29, 1900.

Application nea Anglia 13,1898. seria No. 638,482. (No man.)

cash-registers, and has more particular relation to improvements in time-printing devices applicable to the same, and especially to machines of the type patented to Cleal and Reinhard, No. 580,378, dated April 13, 1897, although I do not care to limit the application of my invention to machines of this class,

' as it may be equally Well applied to other styles of machines. y

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved time-printing device for attachment to a check or detail strip-printin g cash-register.

In the appended drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l represents a top plan view of the devices embodying my invention applied to a machine of the class mentioned. Fig. 2 represents an enlarged detail rear elevation of my improved attachment disconnected from the machine. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detail side elevation of the recessed Vwheel for elevating the balls. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detail side elevation, broken away, of the check-ejector attachment; and Fig. 5 represents a view of a printed paper check.

In the said drawings, l represents the register-frame, 2 the printing-segments, and 3 the time-printing wheel.

As the register which I have illustrated in connection with my invention is fully described in the aforesaid patent, attention is called to the same for a detail description of the parts, all of which are similar in construction and operation, excepting the operating and latch means for the ejector. The ejectorarm 7, which is of the usual construction, is loosely mounted upon a short shaft 7a and is provided with a laterally-projecting lug 7", which is so located as to be engaged and operated by a suitable rib or projection 7 c, mounted upon the inking-padcarrying arm 7d, which also carries the usual inking-pad frame 7 e, said arm 7 d being mounted upon the operating-sleeve 6 in the usual manner, so as t-o move therewith. The sleeve 6 further carries a cam 5, which is arranged to engage and operate a pivoted bell-crank latch-lever 8, having a hook-nose 9, adapted to catch over a projecting stud l0 on said arm 7 to hold it in its retracted position. The latch-nose of the lever 8 is normally held down in the path of the said projection bya spring-pressed stud 11,1nounted in said lever 8 and bearing against a suitable projection on the frame. The rotation of the cam 5 during the initial movement of the sleeve 6 does not affect the latch,- lever 8, but it subsequently strikes and operates the upper arm of the said lever to release the arm 7 and allow it toejeot the check. The aforesaid printing-segments 2 are mounted and operated in the usual manner by nested operating-sleeves 12, which are suitably connected to the operating parts of the respective banks of the register proper in the usual manner. The time-printing wheel 3 is journaled upon the outermost of the sleeves 12, so that itis concentric with and occupies aprinting position in alinement with said segments and is provided upon its periphery with antunber of printing-types. The printing-wheel makes one complete revolution in twenty-four hours and the printing-types divide its pe, riphery into iifteen-minute intervals, as will be seenbyfreference to Fig. l. The iifteen-y minute intervals are divided into minute-slections by typegraduations and half of said types on the printing-wheel have heavy faces and the other half have light faces to indicate A. M. and P. M., respectively.

As shown in the drawings in Fig. 4, the check-ejector arm 7 is loose upon its shaft 7a. When the inking-pad-carryin g arm7d is swung down in the usual manner, as described in the above-mentioned patent, the rib 7 c strikes the stud '7b on the inking-pad-carrying arm, and thereby swings the latter upon its shaft until the projection l0 engages under the nose of the latch 8. This of course compresses the coil-spring upon the rod 7f in the usual manner. It will be remembered that both the ink-Y ing-pad-carrying arm and the cam 5 are rigidly secured upon the outer sleeve G, from IOO which it results that when the inking-pad arm is swung down and is engaged by the nose of the latch 8 it will beheld there and the said arm will return toward normal position by itsel` until the raised portion of the cam 5 strikes the upper arm of the latch S, when the latch will be withdrawn and the ejectorarm 7 suddenly released to eject the previously-printed check.

ln Fig. 1 one of the drawings the number 45 represents the roll upon which the checkstrip is wound, and 46 is the detail strip, which passes over the platen 47 and under the printing-segments, in the usual manner. i

The printing-segment 2, next tothe typewheel, is formed with type-dashes or arrowheads, one for each numeral, which will indicate, in connection with the type-graduations, the exact timein minutes out of the several time-numerals that are stamped upon the record strip or check, as shown in Fig. 5. Movement is imparted to the aforesaid wheel 3 by means of a worm-wheel 13, connected to the same by a suitable sleeve and engaged by a worm 111, (shown in broken lines in Fig. 1,) mounted on a rotary shaft 15. This shaft is suitably journaled in the frame and is connected to an operating gear-wheel 16, a clutch or ratchet connection 17 being interposed, so that the printing-wheel may be turned independently of the clock mechanism to set or correct it. The said gear 16 meshes with a gear 1S, fast to the powershaft 19, which may be of any suitable structure adapted to be rotated to wind its spring 4,-() by a key applied on its squared end. The movements of the gear 16 are controlled by an escapement-wheel 20, which is connected thereto by a train of gearing comprising a gear-wheel 21, fast to gear 16, a pinion 22 meshing with gear 21 and fast to a gear-wheel 23, and a pinion 24E meshing with said gear 23 and fast to the escapement-wheel 20. This latter wheel, as shown in Fig. 3, is also fast to a ball-lifting wheel 25, formed with a series of ball-receiving recesses 2G, opening upon one side of the wheel only and having inclined bottoms 27 ,by means of which the balls in the upper recesses or pockets normally seek to discharge therefrom. Such discharge is prevented by a cap-plate 28, against which the wheel 25 operates, except at one point in said plate where an aperture29 is formed. The balls discharging from the wheel through this aperture pass into the upper end of a winding spiral race 30, which passes about the clock mechanism and terminates near the lower edge of said wheel, a similar aperture being formed in said capplate near its lower edge to permit the balls to pass into the recesses of the wheel 25 again. A portion of the race is made telescopic, as at 31, so that its length may be increased or decreased at will to regulate the escapement. An anchor-pallet 32 cooperates with the escapement-wheel 2O to regulate the speed with which the ball-carrying wheel 25 revolves, thereby also ot' course regulating the rapidity with which the balls are discharged into the spiral race. Said anchor-pallet is fast upon the inner end of a short shaft 33,which passes through a rigid sleeve or bearing secured tothe rigid frame of the escapement mechanism by arms 34a and 3th, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon the outer end of the shaft 33 are rigldly secured three radially-extending arms-viz., the pallet-actuating arms 35 and 3G and the stop-arm 37. The end ofthe stop-arm 37 is forked, having two prongs 38, extending between which and fast to the capplate 28 is a stop-pin 39. The anchor-pallet and the three arms 35, 36, and 37 must thus vibrate-in unison. Their vibration is, however, limited to the distance between the forks 38. The said arm 35 projects through a narrow slot in the bottoni of the upper portion of the race 30, while the arm 3G projects through a similar slot in the top of the lower portion oi said race. When a ball passes from the lifting-wheel into the upper end of the race,it rolls downward and iirst strikes the end of the arm 35 and in passing depresses it. This action rocks the anchor-pallet and permits the escapement-wheel 20, and consequently y the lifting-wheel 25, to turn one notch under `the impulse of the power or impelling spring 40,which is located within the casing L11 and which is secured at one end by a screw 42 to the casing and at the other end to the revoluble spring-shaft 19. ln rolling down thc spiral race when the ball is near the lower end thereof it strikes the end of the arm 3G, lthereby rocking the anchor-pallet in the rei verse direction, and perm its the lifting-wheel to again move a notch. Vhenever said wheel so moves, it simultaneously discharges a ball into the upper end of the spiral race, and receives another ball into one of the recesses 2G from the lower end of the spiral race and in this way the escapementaction is continuous until the force of the spring 40 is eX- hausteds The speed ol' the escapement can be regulated by moving the telescopic portion 31 of the race in or out until the desired length of travel for the balls is secured. The peculiar construction of my improved devices for controlling the escapement obviates the employment of any spring balance or pendulums and thus avoids inaccuracies in lthe escapement due to the vibration of the parts upon a rapid or violent operation of the ina-- chine.

In practical operation a cash-register with my time-stamp operatively connected thereto is manipulated in exactly the same manner as though the time-stamp were not employed. The clerk or other person operating the machine at the commencement of a days business winds the spring Ll() and through the shaft l5 sets the time-printing wheel 3 so that it will print the correct time. The balls then begin to run and regularly turn the timeprinting-wheel until the spring is exhausted. When the keys of the cash register are pressed and the handle turned, the printing- IOO IIO

platen forces the checkstrip against the printing-segments 2 and the time-printing Wheel 3 in the usual manner, and the check or strip receives the impression and is issued from the machine in the form shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cash-register the combination with time-printing devices, of a motor, an escapement therefor, a stationary ball-race, balls arranged to run in said race and thereby operate the escapement and means actuated by the motor and arranged to receive the balls from one end of the race and discharge them into the other end thereof.

2. In a cash-register the combination with a time-printing device, of a motor, an escapement therefor, a ball-race, balls arranged to roll in said race and thereby operate the escapement and a rotary carrier arranged to receive the balls from the lower end of the race and raise and discharge them into the upper end thereof.

3. The combination with a cash -register havinga printing mechanism, of a time-printing device and a clock mechanism comprising a motor, an escapement for the motor, a stationary ball-race, balls adapted to roll in said race and engage and operate the escapement and a Wheel moved by the clock mechanism and arranged to receive the balls from the lower end of the race and to raise and discharge them into the upper end of the same.

4. The combination With a cash-register having a printing mechanism, of a checkejector, an independently-mounted catch arranged to engage said ejector to trip said catch and hold it in a retracted position, and a cam arranged to release the ejector.

5. The combination With a cash-register having aprintin g mechanism, of a time-printing device, a motor, a ball-race, an escapement for said motor comprising an arm projecting into the race and a series of balls adapted to roll along said race and thus trip the said arm to regulate the escapement.

6. The combination With a motor, of a timeprinting device connected thereto, an escapementfor said motor, a ball-race, balls adapted to roll along the same and thus regulate the escapement, and a Wheel cooperating With said race and formed With pockets for receiving the balls from said race.

7. The combination With a cash-register having a printing mechanism, of a time-printing device, a motor, an escapement therefor, a ball-race, balls adapted to roll down said race and thus regulate the escapement, a

Wheel driven by the motor and having pockets or recesses formed therein to receive said balls at the lower end of the race and discharge them into its upper end.

8. The combination with a cash-register having a printing mechanism, of a time-printing device and a motor for turning said device, an escapement, a ball-race, balls arranged to roll down said race and thus to regulate the escapement, and devices moved by the actuating means for raising the balls from the loWer to the upper end of said race.

9. The combination with a cash-register,

of a time-printing device for the same comprising a motor, a printer, an escapement for the motor, a series of rolling balls for regulating said escapement, and a race for said balls having adjustable parts for lessening or increasing the distance the balls have to roll.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of the two Witnesses.

JOI-IN H. MCCORMICK.

Witnesses:

ALVAN MAcnULEY, IRA BERKs'rREssER. 

